DIY radion pro

[rodasphoto]

Here are some photos of my tank with the lights over it
LED layout

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All Cool whites on 100%

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Greens at 100%

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Reds at 100%

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Royal Blues at 100%

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Cool blues at 100&, CW at 80%, Green 30%, RB 100%, Red 30%,"UV" 30%

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A couple of red and green BTA, clown, and fire fish.

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[indecloudzua]

looks like what i want to do for my set up..how much did it run you for all the parts??

 

[kabaliwi]

Looks good. Where did you buy everything from?


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[rodasphoto]

indecloudzua;908683 wrote: looks like what i want to do for my set up..how much did it run you for all the parts??

$258.80 from Rapidled.com.
There were some misc. costs and I chose to order a controller for my tank along with the project.

 

[indecloudzua]

are you using the jardruino??and is that just a program that the guy has created and you buy the parts??or is there a kit that you can buy somewhere..that controller seems pretty cool..

 

[rodasphoto]

indecloudzua;909681 wrote: are you using the jardruino??and is that just a program that the guy has created and you buy the parts??or is there a kit that you can buy somewhere..that controller seems pretty cool..

No I am using a reefangel plus. Its already assembled and all you n have to do is program it.

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[scottw]

Great job on this build!


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[rodasphoto]

Thanks. I just want to clean it up by building a custom enclosure for it. Maybe rehang it

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[jbadd99]

Rodasphoto;942568 wrote: Thanks. I just want to clean it up by building a custom enclosure for it. Maybe rehang it

What kind of enclosure are you thinking about? I'm doing a build myself that I'd like to enclose, but thus far I'm not coming up with any viable ideas. I originally had thought about putting it into an old T5 fixture, but I've not found one suitable for use

 

[rodasphoto]

Something from black acrylic. I would love to get an old fixture but I am not holding my breath on finding one.

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[jbadd99]

I've been contemplating the black acrylic myself but I'd like to find someone that has the ability to CNC some vent slots into it for my fans and then weld the pieces all together.

 

[rodasphoto]

jbadd99;942656 wrote: I've been contemplating the black acrylic myself but I'd like to find someone that has the ability to CNC some vent slots into it for my fans and then weld the pieces all together.

That also what I have in mind.

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[darrrenjmartin]

jbadd99,
geez , if you hadnt a gzillion threads ,I might find your arduino thread.
can you post the link? pleez

 

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[rodasphoto]

darrrenjmartin;943031 wrote: jbadd99,
geez , if you hadnt a gzillion threads ,I might find your arduino thread.
can you post the link? pleez

Take a look at

 

[jbadd99]

It's also fairly expensive. Plus I like tinkering...

 

[rodasphoto]

jbadd99;943060 wrote: It's also fairly expensive. Plus I like tinkering...

Compared to piecing it yourself yes. But I rather pay for convenience and know its going to work. I would be devastated if something happened to my tank that was in my control. My controller is piece of mind for me. I find that the reefangel lets you tinker if you want. One member has his talk. I will find the post from the reefangel forum and post it here. One cool thing since you mentioned that you like to tinker is they have a PAR meter attachment and can configure your lights based on the PAR readings.

 

[rodasphoto]

As I begin to clean up the installation. I want to rewire the lights so that way I can connect and disconnect the fixture. Right now its soldered together. I was looking at this from radioshack

 

[rodasphoto]

I have 2 180w 48v 3.75a dc power supplies and draw I believe a max of 5.4 A DC.